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... president of the new republic, with Mirabeau Lamar as vicepresident. Prosperity was growing, and several... supported the federal union of Andrew Jackson and Lamar advocated states' rights. Most of the press... supported Lamar - much of it being founded forjust that purpose. Houston had the support of the "Nacogdoches... of the outstanding editors of Texas journalism. One of Lamar's most avid supporters was Sam Whiting of the (Houston...) "National Intelligencer". When Lamar was elected president in 1838, Whiting was awarded the government